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Acts, Rules & Regulations

The Department administers the following three Acts:-

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992

RPwD Act, 2016, rules & assessment guidelines
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RPwD Act, 2016.	Accessible Version : View (1 MB)
Commencement of RPwD Act, 2016 from 19.04.2017.	Accessible Version : View
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. These rules were notified on 15.06.2017.	Accessible Version : View
Corrigendum in Hindi dated 21.07.2017.	Accessible Version : View
Notification constituting Governing Body for Management of National Fund for Persons with Disabilities on 13.10.2017.	Accessible Version : View
Notification constituting Central Advisory Board on Disability on 08.11.2017.	Accessible Version : View
Latest Notified Guidelines for assessing the extent of specified disabilities dated 14.03.2024	Accessible Version : View

National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
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National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 notified on 30.12.1999.	Accessible Version : View (534 KB)
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2010 notified on 28.12.2010.	Accessible Version : View
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2015 notified on 04.02.2015.	Accessible Version : View
Board of the Trust (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 notified on 23.10.2017.	Accessible Version : View

Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
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Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 notified on 01.09.1992.	Accessible Version : View (247 KB)
Rehabilitation Council of India Regulations notified on 27.03.1997.	Accessible Version : View (3 MB)
Rehabilitation Council of India Regulations notified on 22.04.1998.	Accessible Version : View (1 MB)
Rehabilitation Council of India Act, Amendment 04.09.2000	Accessible Version : View (1 MB)
Amendment in the Schedule of RCI Act notified on 25.10.2006.	Accessible Version : View (2 MB)

Standards/Guidelines notified under the Rights for Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017
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Accessibility standards and Guidelines for Banking Sector	Accessible Version : View (746 KB)
Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.	Accessible Version : View (10 MB)
Accessibility Code for Educational Institutions by Dept. of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education	Accessible Version : View (2 MB)
Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures & Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons & Disaster Mitigation Centres by Ministry of Home Affairs	Accessible Version : View (1 MB)
Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in Port Sector by Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways	Accessible Version : View (4 MB)
Guidelines on accessibility of Indian Railway stations and facilities at stations for differently abled persons (Divyangjan) and passengers with reduced mobility by Ministry of Railways	Accessible Version : View (4 MB)
Guidelines on accessible and inclusive piped water supply for persons with disabilities and for other population groups with access challenges by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation	Accessible Version : View (4 MB)
The accessibility standards and guidelines for Civil Aviation 2022 by Ministry of Civil Aviation	Accessible Version : View
Rural Sector Specific Harmonized accessibility Standards/ guidelines by Ministry of Rural Development	Accessible Version : View (1 MB)
Accessibility Standards for Bus Body Code by Ministry of Road Transport and highways	Accessible Version : View (5 MB)
Accessibility standards for Health Care by Ministry of Health and family Affairs	Accessible Version : View (5 MB)
Guidelines on accessible sports complex and residential facilities for sports persons with disabilities by Department of Sports	Accessible Version : View (4 MB)
Culture sector specific harmonised accessibility standards by Ministry of Culture	Accessible Version : View (2 MB)
Accessibility for the ICT products and services (Part I and II) by Bureau of Indian Standards(Department of Consumer Affairs)	Accessible Version : View (5 MB)
Harmonised guidelines & standards for universal accessibility in India 2021 by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs	Accessible Version : View
Accessibility for the ICT products and services	Accessible Version : View